Will my device get Android P?

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Android P is here and while most people haven’t even received Android Oreo, it’s worth looking ahead to what’s coming. This is the ninth full version of the popular OS and with it comes a myriad of new features as well as improvements to those that made their debut with Oreo.

Despite all the goodies that Android P promises, the most important question that many are asking is when. Right now, everyone wants to know when Android P will arrive on their phones, a question that isn’t so easy to answer. But of course, based on our own experience, we have some educated guesses of when to expect the OS on your phone.

In this post, we have put together an OEM-wise list of popular Android devices that we think will be upgraded to Android P. Note that if your device is missing on the list, it’s likely not to receive Android P. But of course, this list is not final and as such, we’ll constantly update it with new info (devices) when we get it.

Asus

Asus is expected to upgrade devices from 2017 and 2018 to Android P, more so those that came preinstalled with Nougat. We are talking the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 5 families and probably the ZenFone 3s Max, which means the likes of ZenFone 3, including the flagship Deluxe, won’t be upgraded to P.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)

Eligible

Q4 2018

Asus ZenFone 5Z

Eligible

Q4 2018

Asus ZenFone 5 Lite

Eligible

Q1 2019

Asus ZenFone Max (M1)

Eligible

Q1 2019

Asus Zenfone 4 Pro

Eligible

Q1 2019

Asus Zenfone AR ZS571KL

Eligible

Q2 2019

Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1)

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Max Plus ZC554KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Max Pro ZC554KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC520KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC554KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro ZD552KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie ZD553KL

Not eligible

—

Asus Zenfone 4 ZE554KL

Not eligible

—

The entire Asus Zenfone 3 series,
including ZenFone 3 Deluxe

Not Eligible

—

BlackBerry

BlackBerry hasn’t been around for long and even though it doesn’t have many devices to upgrade, it hasn’t been the best out there. The Canadian company has been slow with Oreo updates and we don’t expect anything different with Android P. Even worse is that we don’t think any of the device’s current handsets will be upgraded to P unless BB has a surprise in store.

Essential

Essential is expected to unveil the second-gen PH phone later this year, which should come preinstalled with Oreo. As for the OG PH-1, which came with Nougat out of the box and will be upgraded to Oreo, an update to Android P should arrive later this year, especially since the Oreo update adds support for faster updates through Project Treble.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Essential Phone

Eligible

Q4 2018

Gionee

Chinese smartphone vendor Gionee hasn’t upgraded any of its current devices to Android Oreo and it doesn’t look like there are any plans to do so. In the same spirit, we don’t expect to see any activity in the Android P camp. Instead, you can only expect devices powered by the new OS out of the box, perhaps somewhere in 2019.

Google

As of this writing, Google Pixel and Pixel 2 users can already download and install Android P developer preview 1 on their handsets. Testing will go on for months before the stable version rolls out in Q3 2018.

HTC

HTC has already upgraded a good number of its handsets to Android 8.0 Oreo and is expected to do the same for the upcoming Android P. While we’d wish for the entire HTC U series to receive Android P, it’s unlikely to happen, but of course, this isn’t the final list of HTC phones that will receive P. Also, we don’t expect anything outside the U series to receive P.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

HTC 10

Not eligible

—

HTC 10 Evo

Not eligible

—

HTC 10 Lifestyle

Not eligible

—

HTC Bolt

Not eligible

—

HTC U Play

Not eligible

—

HTC U Ultra

Eligible

Q2 2019

HTC U11

Eligible

Q1 2019

HTC U11 Life

Eligible

Q4 2018

HTC U11+

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei

Huawei has been one of the most improved smartphone vendors concerning software updates. In addition to being among the first to release Oreo-powered handsets, the company has also upgraded a multitude of Huawei and Honor devices to Oreo. Given this track record, we expect Huawei to get even better with Android P, where we see it as part of this year’s Mate 20 series out of the box.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Honor Honor 7X

Not eligible

—

Huawei Honor 8 Pro

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Honor 9 Lite

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Honor 9 and V9

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Honor View 10

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei Mate 9

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Mate 9 Pro

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei Mate 10

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei Mate 10 Lite/Honor 9i/
Nova 2i/Huawei G10/Maimang 6

Not eligible

—

Huawei Nova 2s

Eligible

Q4 2018

Huawei P10

Eligible

Q1 2019

Huawei P10 Lite

Not eligible

—

Huawei P10 Plus

Eligible

Q1 2019

The entire Huawei P9 series

Not eligible

—

LG

LG’s mobile phone division isn’t performing well, which is one reason we didn’t see the LG G7 at the MWC 2018 as the company is restrategizing before making what is expected to be a major comeback. Even with all the financial issues, LG hasn’t been deterred when it comes to software updates and we don’t expect any negative changes with respect to Android P, especially since there aren’t many devices to work on.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

LG G5

Not eligible

—

LG G5 SE

Not eligible

—

LG G6

Eligible

Q4 2018

LG Q8

Eligible

Q2 2019

LG V20

Eligible

Q1 2019

LG V30

Eligible

Q4 2018

LG V30+

Eligible

Q4 2018

Motorola

Motorola is no longer the go-to OEM for those looking for fast software updates. Even so, the Lenovo-owned company is still expected to upgrade a bunch of its phones to Android P, but mostly the flagship Moto Z handsets. The Moto G4 Plus is lucky to be on the Motorola Oreo update list, but the same can’t be said of the Moto G5 Plus or even the G5S Plus. Still, we have high hopes that last year’s Moto G family will be upgraded to Android P

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Eligible

Q2 2019

Motorola Moto G5S Plus

Eligible

Q1 2018

Motorola Moto X4

Eligible

Q1 2019

Motorola Moto X4 Android One

Eligible

Q4 2018

Motorola Moto Z2 Force

Eligible

Q4 2018

Motorola Moto Z2 Play

Eligible

Q1 2019

OG Moto Z family

Not eligible

—

Nokia

Nokia surprised many by announcing that it will from now henceforth release Android One phones. The list already consists of this year’s handsets, apart from the Nokia 1 that runs Android Go. Still, HMD promised that even the Nokia 1 will be upgraded to Android P, which means all current Nokia phones will receive P, with some like Nokia 8 Sirocco expected to get the update just about the same time as the Google Pixels.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Nokia 1

Eligible

Q2 2019

Nokia 2

Eligible

Q2 2019

Nokia 3

Eligible

Q2 2019

Nokia 5

Eligible

Q1 2019

Nokia 6 (2017)

Eligible

Q4 2018

Nokia 6 (2018)

Eligible

Q4 2018

Nokia 7

Eligible

Q4 2018

Nokia 7 Plus

Eligible

Q4 2018

Nokia 8

Eligible

Q3 2018

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Eligible

Q3 2018

OnePlus

After disappointing a significant number of fans by failing to upgrade OnePlus 2 to Nougat, OnePlus did a pretty decent job upgrading the newer handsets. However, we don’t expect all of the current Oreo-powered OnePlus phones to receive Android P.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

OnePlus 3

Not eligible

—

OnePlus 3T

Not eligible

—

OnePlus 5

Eligible

Q4 2018

OnePlus 5T

Eligible

Q4 2018

Oppo

Oppo is not your best friend when it comes to software updates. In fact, the Chinese OEM hardly updates its devices, be it regular updates or major OS upgrades. With this in mind, we don’t expect even the latest Oppo R11s and R11s Plus to be upgraded to Android P.

In case of some miracle, we’ll definitely update this post with the device(s) in question, but until then, you better stay off Oppo phones if you ever want to receive a software upgrade.

Samsung

Samsung’s top-tier phones from 2017 and 2018 will all be upgraded to Android P. While some powerful midrangers like the Galaxy A8 and A8+ may make it to P, we cannot guarantee this will be the case. On the contrary, nearly all Sammy phones that will be unveiled this year with Android Oreo out of the box will receive Android P, be it in the Galaxy S or the Galaxy J series.

Even more interesting is the fact that Samsung has plans to upgrade 3-year-old Galaxy S6 and Note 5 handsets to Oreo, which could suggest that the Galaxy S7 family may also be upgraded to Android P when the time comes. We are keeping our fingers crossed for this one!

As for now, we can say that if you own a Samsung phone that was announced in 2016 and before, including the high-end Galaxy S7 series, don’t expect an upgrade to Android P. If your handset is a 2017 model, don’t get your hopes too high unless you have any of the Galaxy S8 or Note 8 flagships, which are guaranteed the update to P alongside the Galaxy S9 and S9+.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Samsung Galaxy S9

Eligible

Q1 2019

Samsung Galaxy S9+

Eligible

Q1 2019

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Eligible

Q2 2019

Samsung Galaxy S8

Eligible

Q2 2019

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Eligible

Q3 2019

Samsung Galaxy S8+

Eligible

Q2 2019

Samsung Galaxy A8 and A8+ (2018)

Eligible

Q2 2019

Samsung Galaxy Note FE

Eligible

Q3 2019

Samsung Galaxy S7

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S6

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S6 Duos

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy A 2017 series

Not eligible

—

Samsung Galaxy J 2017 series

Not eligible

—

Sony

Sony is one of the most consistent non-Google OEM when it comes to software updates matters. This is largely because the company contributes a lot towards AOSP, something that should help speed up Android P updates even further.

The update to Android P will be led by this year’s Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact followed closely by their counterparts from 2017, but we don’t expect Sony to upgrade the 2016 Xperia X series. On the brighter side, we expect the midrange Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra to receive P at some point in early 2019. Even better, other 2018 Sony phones may come with Android P out of the box.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Sony Xperia XZ2

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XA2

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XZ1

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

Eligible

Q4 2018

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Eligible

Q1 2019

Sony Xperia XZs

Eligible

Q1 2019

Sony Xperia L2

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia XZ

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia X Performance

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia XA1

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia X

Not eligible

—

Sony Xperia X Compact

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi

Xiaomi doesn’t have the best of reputations in the world of software updates, but the Chinese OEM is stepping up the game. Although we expect multiple devices to be upgraded to Android P, it’s obvious Xiaomi will only upgrade a handful of devices led by the 2017 Mi 6 and Mi MIX 2.

Android Oreo will be the last major OS upgrade the 2016 Mi 5, Mi Note 2 and OG Mi MIX devices will be receiving. Also, we don’t expect the popular Redmi Note 4 or even the newer Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro to be upgraded to P, but you can be sure they’ll receive Oreo updates.

Device

Android P Update Eligibility

Expected Release Date

Xiaomi Mi 6

Eligible

Q2 2019

Xiaomi Mi A1 (Android One)

Eligible

Q4 2018

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

Eligible

Q2 2019

Xiaomi Mi Note 3

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi 5

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi 5A

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi 5A Prime

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi 5X

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi Max

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi Mix

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5S/5S Plus

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Mi Note 2

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (all variants)

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5/Redmi 5 Plus

Not eligible

—

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

Not eligible

—

ZTE

ZTE has a multitude of smartphones on the market, but only one has been confirmed to receive Android Oreo – the flagship Axon 7 from 2016. Despite having many phones, we don’t expect all of them to be upgraded to Android P. In fact, it’s possible that ZTE might only upgrade two of its current phones in the Nubia Z17 and Nubia Z17s, which came out in 2017.

Other Android OEMs

As you may have noticed, this list only accounts for popular Android smartphone vendors. However, the exclusion of others like Meizu, Vivo, Micromax, YU, Xolo, LeEco, Lava, etc. is by design and not by mistake. This is because you’ll hardly get an update on any of these OEMs’ devices. In case there’s a change of heart, we’ll for sure update this post with the details of the devices they’ll be upgrading to Android P. But don’t get your hopes too high!

Also, if you can’t see your device anywhere, it’s likely because we think it won’t be upgraded to Android P. If, however, you do feel the need for further information on the same, drop us a comment in the section below and we’ll get back to you ASAP!

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